Michael Kopech is an American professional baseball pitcher. He is currently playing for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He bats and throws right-handed. The Boston Red Sox selected him in the first round, with the 33rd overall selection, of the 2014 MLB Draft receiving a $1.6 million signing bonus from Boston. He then started his professional career with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Red Sox in their 2014 season. He posted a 0-1 record and a 4.61 ERA in eight starts, which included 16 strikeouts and nine walks in 13⅓ innings pitched. On 10th July 2020, he announced he would be sitting out the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Months after their intimate wedding ceremony in Florida, Riverdale star Vanessa Morgan and her husband Michael Kopech is getting divorced. This week, news broke that the Kopech, a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, had filed for divorce at a local Texas courthouse. The Morris County Court confirmed that the athlete had made the legal action on June 19, and the timing of the split could not be more complicated for the former flames and future parents. Just days ago, Morgan logged into Instagram to share that she was expecting her first child. Michael Kopech decided to sit out the 2020 MLB season just before news of his high-profile split broke.
